Yao Ming vs. Sam Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Mitchell and Yao Ming that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Yao Ming

vs.

Sam Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Sam Mitchell 13

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Sam Mitchell 9

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Sam Mitchell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Sam Mitchell 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Sam Mitchell 3.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Sam Mitchell 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Sam Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Sam Mitchell 8,636

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Sam Mitchell 3,711

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Sam Mitchell 1,089

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Sam Mitchell 548

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Sam Mitchell 301

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Sam Mitchell 994

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Sam Mitchell .447

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Sam Mitchell .223

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Sam Mitchell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Sam Mitchell 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Sam Mitchell 2.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Sam Mitchell 267

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Sam Mitchell 130

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Sam Mitchell 34

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Sam Mitchell 10

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Sam Mitchell 9

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Sam Mitchell 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Sam Mitchell .398

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Sam Mitchell .207

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Sam Mitchell .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999)